Feast August 22
Saint John Kemble
Martyr · Feast August 22
Biography
John Kemble was an English Catholic priest killed by the crown due to his ministry. He was canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
Feast day
August 22
Birth date
c. 1599
Death date
22 August 1679 (aged 79 - 80)
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
25 October 1970
Canonized by
Pope Paul VI
Feast month
8
Wikidata qid
Q11717979
Feast day of month
22